Bowmore Darkest

Description: Aged for 12 years in bourbon casks and finished in Olorosso sherry butts.

Newest Review: ... & Hyde. It's soft and creamy - almost buttery - at the front of the mouth, but quickly adopts a more assertive Islay ... more

... character over the middle of the tongue. The robust salt and iodine character is moderated by a tantalising range of floral, grassy and linseed flavours. It's warm and soothing - and tastes slightly different on each sampling. Tantalising - just when you think you've got it pinned down, it mutates. It dries out nicely on the swallow, again with salty tones, balanced by the merest hint of sherry and caramel. So . . .they take this superb version and dump it in a heavily sherried cask. And what happens? All the de...more

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Bowmore Darkest: Death by Sherry (291 words)
by - written on 10/07/03 (Very useful, 223 readings)
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Bowmore is not a Islay malt to be drunk young. The distillery offers a broad range of bottlings at various ages. The baseline Legend has no age statement, but is probably 7-8 years old - and shows it. The 10 y.o. hints better at what makes the brand a classic, but is with the 12 y.o. that Bowmore comes into its own. It's complex, and something of a Jeckyl & Hyde. It's soft and creamy - almost buttery - at the front of the mouth, but quickly adopts a more assertive Islay character over the middle of the tongue. The robust salt and iodine character is moderated by a tantalising range of floral, grassy and linseed flavours. It's warm and soothing - and ... Read the complete review

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